No.1 Loading… New Zealand Eye No.1 Spot in WTC 2025-27 Standings | ICC World Test Championships 2025-2027 Rankings Ahead of NZ vs WI 1st Test
New Zealand and the West Indies are set to play a three-match test series as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Cycle. The NZ vs WI 1st test will be played on November 02-06, 2025, at Hagley Oval Cricket Ground, Christchurch. New Zealand has an excellent opportunity to replace Australia and claim the top spot in the ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings.
Meanwhile, the West Indies have played five test matches in the ICC WTC 2025-27 cycle, but they didn’t win a single one of them. Therefore, the West Indies is at 8th spot in the latest ICC WTC 2025-27 Points Table with a PCT of 0% and they might slip to the bottom of ICC WTC 2025-27 Rankings after this three-match test series.
However, New Zealand hasn’t played a single test match so far in this ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Cycle. On the other hand, teams like India and England have played 9 and 6 test matches so far in the ICC WTC 2025-27, respectively. With this, New Zealand is expected to perform well against the West Indies and get a better position in the ICC WTC Points Table 2025-27.
ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings [Latest Updated]
|
Pos |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Draw |
DED |
Points |
PCT |
|
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
100 |
|
|
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
75.00 |
|
|
3 |
Sri Lanka |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
66.67 |
|
4 |
Pakistan |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
50.00 |
|
5 |
India |
9 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
52 |
48.15 |
|
6 |
England |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
26 |
36.15 |
|
7 |
Bangladesh |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
16.67 |
|
8 |
West Indies |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
9 |
New Zealand |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
New Zealand vs West Indies Head to Head in Test:
|
Category |
Result |
|
Matches Played |
49 |
|
New Zealand Win |
17 |
|
West Indies Win |
13 |
|
Draw |
19 |
New Zealand & West Indies in ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings:
As of now, New Zealand is at the bottom of the ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings as they haven’t played any test match so far in this WTC cycle. However, the West Indies is at 8th spot in the latest ICC WTC 2025-27 standings as they have played 5 test matches and lost all of them; therefore, they have a PCT of 0%.
Australia is in first position in the ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings with a PCT of 100% as they have played 4 test matches so far and won all of them. South Africa is at second spot with a PCT of 75% therefore New Zealand have an excellent opportunity to get into the top 2 of ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 Standings.
New Zealand will have the home advantage, and they have a fantastic record in those conditions against most of the teams. West Indies is struggling quite a bit in test cricket, and it’s going to be tough to perform in those bowling-friendly conditions.
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